Public water system · ID7170019
ActiveBlm Birch Creek Recreation Site
At a glance
Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site (PWSID ID7170019) is an active transient non-community water system in Clark County, Idaho. It reports serving 300 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site compare with other water systems in Clark County?
By EPA's size categories, Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Clark County has 7 active public water systems, and Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about twice the county average of 152 people per system, and accounts for 28% of the 1,067 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Idaho, the 1,961 active systems average 899 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site is about twice that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Idaho has 954 active transient non-community water systems, 49% of the state's 1,961 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,861 Idaho systems (95%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site?
EPA lists Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site as owned by the federal government. The ID state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 3 of the 7 active systems in Clark County (43%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site: frequently asked questions
Who runs Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site?
Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site (PWSID ID7170019) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site serve?
Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site reports serving 300 people through 3 service connections in Clark County, Idaho.
Where does Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Clark County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubois City of | Clark | 511 | Community | Groundwater |
| Usfs Stoddard Campground | Clark | 125 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Spencer Grill & Rv Park | Clark | 50 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Usda, Agricultural Research Service | Clark | 31 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Opal Country Cafe | Clark | 25 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Kilgore Store | Clark | 25 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Blm Birch Creek Recreation Site, PWSID ID7170019, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/blm-birch-creek-recreation-site-id7170019 (data as of October 1, 2026).